BISHOPS OF OXFORD

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List of Bishops of Oxford from 1542 to the present


  • 1542–1558: Robert King*
    (formerly Suffragan Bishop of Lincoln, died 1558)
  • 1558: Thomas Goldwell*
    (formerly Bishop of St Asaph)
    Nominated as Bishop of Oxford, but the death of Queen Mary on 17 November 1558 prevented his institution
  • 1558–1567: See was vacant for nine years
  • 1567–1568: Hugh Coren or Curwen*
    (formerly Archbishop of Dublin, died 1568)
  • 1568–1589: See was vacant for 21 years
  • 1589–1592: John Underhill*
    (formerly Rector of Lincoln College, died 1592)
  • 1592–1604: See was vacant for eleven years
  • 1604–1619: John Bridges*
    (formerly Dean of Salisbury, died 1619)
  • 1619–1628: John Howson*
    (formerly Student of Christ Church; translated to Bishopric of Durham in 1628)
  • 1628–1632: Richard Corbet*
    (formerly Dean of Christ Church; translated to Bishopric of Norwich in 1632)
  • 1632–1641: John Bancroft*
    (formerly Master of University College)
  • 1641–1663 (but deprived during Commonwealth, 1649–1606): Robert Skinner*
    (formerly Bishop of Bristol; translated to Bishopric of Worcester in 1663)
  • 1663–1665: Walter Paul*
    (formerly Dean of Lichfield, died 1665)
  • 1665–1671: Nathaniel, Lord Crewe*
    (formerly Rector of Lincoln and Dean of Chichester; translated to Bishopric of Durham in 1671)
  • 1674–1676: Henry Compton*
    (formerly Canon of Christ Church, translated to Bishopric of London in 1676)
  • 1676–1686: John Fell*
    (formerly Dean of Christ Church, and continued to hold the bishopric and the deanery in commendam; died 1686)
  • 1686–1688: Samuel Parker*
    (formerly Archdeacon of Canterbury; died 1688)
  • 1688–1690: Timothy Hall*
    (formerly Vicar of All Hallows, Staining)
    Denied installation by the chapter of Christ Church
  • 1690–1699: John Hough*
    (formerly President of Magdalen College and continued to hold the Magdalen presidency in commendam; translated to Bishopric of Lichfield & Coventry in 1699)
  • 1699–1715: William Talbot* (formerly Dean of Worcester, and continued to hold this deanery in commendam; translated to Bishopric of Salisbury in 1715, and Durham in 1715)
  • 1715–1737: John Potter*
    (formerly Regius Professor of Divinity; promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1737)
  • 1737–1758: Thomas Secker*
    (formerly Bishop of Bristol; continued to hold both his prebend at Durham and the rectory of St James's in commendam until 1750; promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1758)
  • 1758–1766: John Hume
    (formerly Bishop of Bristol)
  • 1766–1777: Robert Louth or Lowth*
    (formerly Bishop of St David's; translated to Bishopric of London in 1777))
  • 1777–1788: John Butler*
    (formerly Prebendary of Winchester, and continued to hold this prebend in commendam; translated to the Bishopric of Hereford in 1777)
  • 1788–1799: Edward Smallwell
    (formerly Bishop of St David's)
  • 1799–1807: John Randolph*
    (formerly Regius Professor of Divinity; translated to Bishopric of Bangor in 1807, and London in 1809)
  • 1807–1811: Charles Moss*
    (formerly Chaplain to the House of Commons; died December 1811)
  • 1812–1815: William Jackson*
    (formerly Regius Professor of Greek; died December 1815)
  • 1816–1827: Hon. Edward Legge
    (formerly Dean of Windsor). Memorial in All Souls College Chapel
  • 1827–1829: Charles Lloyd*
    (formerly Regius Professor of Divinity; died 1829)
  • 1829–1845: Richard Bagot*
    (formerly Dean of Canterbury; translated to the bishopric of Bath & Wells in 1845)
  • 1845–1869: Samuel Wilberforce*
    (formerly Dean of Westminster; translated to the bishopric of Winchester in 1869, died 1873)
  • 1870–1888: John Fielder Mackarness*
    (formerly Prebendary of Exeter; retired in 1888, died 1889)
  • 1888–1901: William Stubbs*
    (formerly Bishop of Chester; died 1901)
  • 1901–1911: Francis Paget*
    (formerly Dean of Christ Church; died 1911)
  • 1911–1919: Charles Gore*
    (formerly Bishop of Birmingham; retired 1919, died 1932)
  • 1919–1925: Hubert Murray Burge*
    (formerly Bishop of Southwark; died 1925)
  • 1925–1937: Thomas Banks Strong*
    (formerly Bishop of Ripon; retired 1937, died 1944)
  • 1937–1954: Kenneth Escott Kirk
    (formerly Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology; died 1954)
  • 1955–1971: Harry James Carpenter
    (formerly Warden of Keble; retired 1970, died 1993)
  • 1971–1978: Kenneth John Woollcombe
    (formerly Principal of Edinburgh Theological College; retired 1978, died 2008)
  • 1978–1987: Patrick Campbell Rodger
    (formerly Bishop of Manchester; retired 1998, died 2002)
  • 1987–2006: Richard Douglas Harries
    (formerly Dean of King's College, London; retired 2006)
  • (From 14 June 2007): John Pritchard
    (formerly Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow, Archdeacon of Canterbury, and Warden of Cranmer Hall in Durham)

* Full biography available in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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